‘Masterful heel work’ – John Cena cooks reporters in two-minute press conference after winning 17th title
John Cena refused to take questions from reporters after cheating his way to WWE history on Sunday night. In the main event of WrestleMania 41, he dethroned Cody Rhodes to win the Undisputed WWE Championship and become the first-ever 17-time world champion. Cena won his 17th WWE world title in the main event of WrestleMania 41Getty Cena, who only turned heel at Elimination Chamber in March, hit four Attitude Adjustments during the brutal bout — including one from the top rope — but his opponent somehow kept fighting. That’s when ‘Big Match John’ decided to dive into his new bag of tactics. Travis Scott suddenly arrived to provide the distraction, and after watching Cody hit a ‘Cross Rhodes’ finisher on Cena, the rapper yanked the referee out of the ring. Cena then ruthlessly landed a low blow on Rhodes, before blasting him the face with the title and eventually pinning the champ to make history. While it was an unforgettable, record-breaking moment, he was in no mood to address the events of WrestleMania afterwards. Cena stopped by a post-show press conference at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, but offered the same seven-word response to every question he was asked. The first reporter hoped for him to explain The Rock’s role in his title win, but Cena responded: “That’s a clickbait question, and lazy reporting. Next.” He was also asked about his ‘mental and physical’ prep ahead of WrestleMania. “You know, that just seems like a clickbait question, that’s pretty lazy,” the champ fired back. Cena was then informed that the next reporter was from ESPN, and despite calling the website a ‘very reputable media source,’ the question didn’t match his expectations. Cena took questions at a post-WrestleMania press conferenceWWE He offered no answers for his actions, instead labelling questions ‘clickbait’WWE “That really seems like a clickbait question, I think you should be ashamed,” he said, after being asked when he will smile again. Cena’s attitude drew laughter from those in the room, and when he wrapped up his press conference, he finally offered a different statement to the journalists. “I’m beginning to sense a pattern here, that you guys are just looking for headlines. So I’ll give you one: Tune into Monday Night Raw to see how I ruin wrestling,” he said, walking out. Cena’s press conference on Sunday was reminiscent of the one he delivered after first turning heel at Elimination Chamber, where he stormed out after 15 seconds. While he stuck around a bit longer this time around, the 17-time champion offered very little explanation for his actions, or his heel turn in general. His attitude caused quite a stir on social media, with nearly one million people already watching the short clip that was shared by WWE on X. Cena arrived at WrestleMania with a black and white titantron, instead of his usual colorful oneGetty He walked out as a record-breaking 17-time championGetty “Haha, that is masterful heel work. Can’t wait to see you tomorrow on Raw,” one person wrote. “Post event interviews are f***ing insane,” another responded. “Genius,” a third simply concluded. “He just effortlessly made another meme of himself,” a fourth suggested. As well as being split by Cena’s attitude, the WWE Universe have shared their frustration with The Rock, and have accused him of ruining WrestleMania. The two are believed to have worked closely on the initial segment that saw Cena turn heel, so perhaps fans will finally get some answers about it on tonight’s Raw. Then again, if Cena’s post-WrestleMania press conference is anything to go by, maybe not.
John Cena refused to take questions from reporters after cheating his way to WWE history on Sunday night.
In the main event of WrestleMania 41, he dethroned Cody Rhodes to win the Undisputed WWE Championship and become the first-ever 17-time world champion.
Cena, who only turned heel at Elimination Chamber in March, hit four Attitude Adjustments during the brutal bout — including one from the top rope — but his opponent somehow kept fighting.
That’s when ‘Big Match John’ decided to dive into his new bag of tactics.
Travis Scott suddenly arrived to provide the distraction, and after watching Cody hit a ‘Cross Rhodes’ finisher on Cena, the rapper yanked the referee out of the ring.
Cena then ruthlessly landed a low blow on Rhodes, before blasting him the face with the title and eventually pinning the champ to make history.
While it was an unforgettable, record-breaking moment, he was in no mood to address the events of WrestleMania afterwards.
Cena stopped by a post-show press conference at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, but offered the same seven-word response to every question he was asked.
The first reporter hoped for him to explain The Rock’s role in his title win, but Cena responded: “That’s a clickbait question, and lazy reporting. Next.”
He was also asked about his ‘mental and physical’ prep ahead of WrestleMania.
“You know, that just seems like a clickbait question, that’s pretty lazy,” the champ fired back.
Cena was then informed that the next reporter was from ESPN, and despite calling the website a ‘very reputable media source,’ the question didn’t match his expectations.
“That really seems like a clickbait question, I think you should be ashamed,” he said, after being asked when he will smile again.
Cena’s attitude drew laughter from those in the room, and when he wrapped up his press conference, he finally offered a different statement to the journalists.
“I’m beginning to sense a pattern here, that you guys are just looking for headlines. So I’ll give you one: Tune into Monday Night Raw to see how I ruin wrestling,” he said, walking out.
Cena’s press conference on Sunday was reminiscent of the one he delivered after first turning heel at Elimination Chamber, where he stormed out after 15 seconds.
While he stuck around a bit longer this time around, the 17-time champion offered very little explanation for his actions, or his heel turn in general.
His attitude caused quite a stir on social media, with nearly one million people already watching the short clip that was shared by WWE on X.
“Haha, that is masterful heel work. Can’t wait to see you tomorrow on Raw,” one person wrote.
“Post event interviews are f***ing insane,” another responded.
“Genius,” a third simply concluded.
“He just effortlessly made another meme of himself,” a fourth suggested.
As well as being split by Cena’s attitude, the WWE Universe have shared their frustration with The Rock, and have accused him of ruining WrestleMania.
The two are believed to have worked closely on the initial segment that saw Cena turn heel, so perhaps fans will finally get some answers about it on tonight’s Raw.
Then again, if Cena’s post-WrestleMania press conference is anything to go by, maybe not.
